Folding bed.



No. 7I4,229. Patented Nov.*25, i902.

L. E. DLNEY.

FOLDING BED.

(Application led Oct. 19, 1991.) (No lodl.)

LAURAl ELIZABETH OLNEY,

' ATENT OFFICE.

OF ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN.

FOLDING BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 714,229, dated November 25, 1902. Application iiled October 19,1901. Serial No. 79,244. (No model.)

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Beit known that I, LAURA ELIZABETH OL- NEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Joseph, in the county of Berrien and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Folding Bed, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding beds.

The object of the invention is to provide a construction of folding bed which is simple, inexpensive in manufacture, and efficient in operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a combination of vfolding bed, clotheschest or dress-box, and settee.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction of folding bed which is capable of being compactly arranged for transportation.

Other objects of the invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

The invention consists substantially in the construction, combination, location, and arrangement of parts, 'all as Will be more fully hereinafter set forth, as shown in the accompanying drawings, and finally pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, and to the various views and reference-signs appearing thereon, Figure l is a view in side elevation of a folding bed embodying the principles of my invention, the bed being shown in full lines as let down into position for use as a bed andin dotted lines in folded or upright position. Fig. 2 is a broken detail view showing the bed in upright position and also disclosing the construction and arrangement of a clothes-press or dress-box and settee and the swinging cover therefor. Fig. 3 is a broken detail View in perspective, showing the manner of hinging and supporting the swinging bed-frame. Fig. t is a broken detail view in section, illustrating Va means for supporting'the upright standards of the canopy-frame.

The same part is designated by the same reference-sign Wherever it occurs throughout the several views.

Reference-sign A designates a box or chest having a top orcover B, adapted when closed to form a clothes-press or dress-box or a settee or settle when desired. Suitably bolted or otherwise secured to the box or casing A, at the rear side thereof at opposite ends, are upright posts O. Pivotally connected at one end at a point adjacent to the upper ends of the uprights C are links D, the other ends of said links being pivotally connected to the top or cover B of the clothes-press or dressbox A. By this construction the top or cover B of the clothes-press or dress-box is permitted a free swinging motion, as indicated most clearly in dotted lines in Fig. 2, rather than merely a hinged motion,thus affording greater convenience in neatly placing clothes or other articles within the clothes-press or dress-box and enabling the top or cover to rest flatwise upon the top of the box and within limits to be raised or swung in parallel positions to open or uncover the box.

E designates the side bars of the bed-frame, upon which the bed-springs and mattress are supported. These side bars E are connected to the upright posts C by means of pivot links or yokes F, respectively pivoted to the side bars E and the upright posts O, thus permitting the bed-frame to be swung upon said links or yokes rather than to be raised or lowered upon a mere hinge. The upper ends of the uprights O are preferably curved, as most clearly shown at Gr, (see Figs. l and 2,) and by the special construction of swinging connection of the bed-frame to the upright posts O when the bed-frame is in horizontal position, as shown in full lines in Fig. l, the bed-frames E rest upon the upper end of the uprights O, thereby relieving the hinges or pivot-bolts of the links or yokes F of the weight of the bed-frame, and similarly when the bed-frames are raised or swung to vertical position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. l and in full lines in Fig. 2, the rearward extension or portion H of the bed-frames will bear against the rear edge or side of the uprights'O, thereby affording a bearing for said frame to maintain the same in vertical or upright position.

At the front or forward end of the bedframe may be provided suitable legs or stands .I to aid in supporting the bed-frame in horizontal position when lowered. These legs or stands may be secured in any suitable or convenient manner to lthe bed-frame and may be capable of being detached or folded IOO for convenience in boxing the bed for transportationy or shipment.

K designates upright supports at the rear side of box or casing A for the canopyframe L. This canopy-frame is preferably hinged or pivoted tothe upright supports K, so as to be capable of swinging down into closed or folded relation, as indicated in Fig. l, for convenience in transportation, the canopy-frame being held in proper relation to support a canopy or other drapery by means of supporting-links M in any simple, convenient, or well-understood manner. If desired and in order to provide for compactness in boxing and shipping folding beds embodying the principles of my invention, the canopy-supports K may be detachably supported in any suitable or convenient manner. I have shown a simple way for accomplishing this object, wherein upright standards N are secured to the box or casing A, which forms the foundation-support for the entire structure, and the uprights or supports K are supported detachably by the uprights N by means of a sleeve or other suitable connection (indicated at O) arranged to partially telescope over the joint or abutting ends of the supports or standards K andthe upright N. (See Fig. 4.) In this manner the canopy-frame supports K may be readily detached for convenience in boxing and trans- Y portation.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I provide an exceedingly simple construction of folding bed and in combination therewith of a clothes-press or dress-box and settee as well as a canopy top, whereby an exceedingly convenient and artistic combination article of furniture is produced, enabling me to conceal all appearances of a bed when folded and to utilize the box or casing A as a receptacle for clothing or as a settee or settle. It will also be seen that I provide a construction in which the bed is not in closed in a framework, thereby allowing free circulation of air, and I also avoid the necessity for weights or springs without detracting from the safety of the device, and by a suitable arrangement of drapery or canopy a most artistic eect is produced.

Having now set forth the object and nature of my invention and a construction embodying the principles thereof, whatI claim as new and useful and of my own invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a combination folding bed, the combination with a box or casing forming a base, uprights connected to said box or casing and extending above the same, a bed-frame, links pivotally connected respectively to said bedframe and said uprights and forming aswinging support for said bed-frame, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a combination folding bed, a box or casing forming abase and provided with uprights extending above the same, a bedframe including side bars, links pivotally connected at the ends thereof respectively to said side bars and said uprights and forming a Swingin g support for said bed-frame,where by said bed-frame may be swung down into horizontal position or folded up into closed or vertical position, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a combination folding bed, supporting uprights or standards, a vbed-frame including side bars, links pivotally connected at the ends thereof respectively to said side bars and said uprights and forming a swinging support for said bed-frame, whereby said bed-frame may be swung into vertical position or folded or lowered into horizontal p0- sition, said uprights forming a bearing-support for said bed-frame in both positions, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination with a box or casing, uprights connected thereto and extending above the top thereof, a top or cover for said box or casing, swinging links respectively pivoted to said uprights and to said top or cover, a bed-frame and means for pivotally supporting said bed-frame upon said uprights, all combined and arranged as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a combination folding bed, a box or casing having vertical standards and nprights, a top or cover for said box or casing, links pivotally suspending said top from said uprights, a bed-frame, and links vpivotally supporting said bed-frame upon said uprights, all combined and arranged as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a combination folding bed, supporting-standards having curved upper ends, a bed-frame, links or yokes pivotally connected respectively to said bed-frame and to said uprights, said bed-frame provided with a rear extension, wherebyin horizontal position said bed-frame rests upon the upper ends of said uprights and in vertical position said rear extensions bear against the rear side of said uprights, as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 14th day of October, in the pres` ence of the subscribing witnesses.

LAURA ELIZABETH OLNEY.

Witnesses:

CHARLES W. STRATTON, ANGILENE SHAW.

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